Thank you for your follow-up, Annie. My apologies on the delay, I was reviewing the process for you.

Yes, if there is a physical threat or a legitimate and on-going worry that the threats are credible, you can pursue a restraining order. Ultimately you can pursue such an order if you are in serious danger of on-going or possible physical danger, or in case of legitimate harassment that has a risk of becoming physical. To file, go to your local police station as soon as you can, inform them of the threats and the refusal of this person to stop contacting you at work and elsewhere, and request that they provide you with the application. If you do it quickly enough, the judge may be able to review it and grant you a temporary order on the spot. You would still have to appear later so as to uphold or dismiss the order (making it permanent), but even a temporary order gives you protection.

Good luck.Dimitry Esquire41080.9860904282

Thank you for your follow-up, Annie.

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To respond to your concerns:

Emotional and verbal abuse are not enough to obtain a restraining order in most instances. There has to be a threat of violence, or harassment that, as per the state anti-harassment statute, that the behavior must be threatening and must induce a state of serious emotional harm in a reasonable person.

Good luck.
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